Essays about: "Variation Theory"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 259 essays containing the words Variation Theory.
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1. The Autistic Human-container and its Contents : A Multi-lingual Critical Discourse Analysis of Autism Info Materials
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaperAbstract : This thesis examines written autism info materials from web searches and autism expertrecommendations across Germany, Sweden, and the US. Making use of Conceptual MetaphorTheory and Critical Discourse Analysis, the different materials were analyzed with the help of codeschemes by marking down conceptual metaphors and other ideological words. READ MORE
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2. Collaborative Learning in an Immersive Virtual Environment: The Effects of Context and Retrieval Practice
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : The accessibility of Virtual Reality (VR) enables the investigation of desirable difficulties originating from memory research with increased ecological validity. The two desirable difficulties include contextual variation and retrieval practice. READ MORE
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3. Wells of Conflict : A Qualitative Study on How Groundwater Scarcity Affects Communal Conflict
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The topic of whether resource scarcity affects conflict has for long been debated in the field of peace and conflict studies. This study aimed to understand if there is a correlation between groundwater scarcity and communal conflict by answering the research question ‘How does groundwater scarcity affect communal violence in the Arid and Semi-Arid Land of Kenya’. READ MORE
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4. What are the odds of civil war? Investigating the relationship between quality of government, voter turnout, civil war, and the Democratic peace theory
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to quantitatively investigate the relationship between the quality of government, voter turnout, and civil war. By doing a hypothesistesting analysis through logistic regression. READ MORE
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5. Mapping the reality of relationshop and sex education in the UK: A phenomenographic exploration of stakeholder conceptions regarding religious and political issues affecting a school’s implementation of policy.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: This case study aims to ontologically map out the conceptions that stakeholders in a small rural school in Norfolk have regarding the new statutory guidance for relationship and sex education (RSE). The main areas of exploration are the conditions under which RSE is understood, structured and taught. READ MORE